A defence of Hans Jonas' critique of modernity and ethic of responsibility

The present thesis is an original interpretation and qualified defence of Hans Jonas’ philosophy. Jonas’ thought constitutes a system, the purpose of which, I argue, is to rectify modernity’s most critical ills: nihilism, the ecological crisis, and the threats to human dignity posed by certain biote...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coyne, Lewis David
Other Authors: Hauskeller, Michael ; Skidelsky, Edward
Published: University of Exeter 2018
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.744041